Education
BY BROOKE SJOBERG
TSTC wins $3.5M grant for semiconductor training
Hutto ISD calls May 2 school board election The Hutto ISD board of trustees approved Jan. 15 an order for a board election to be held May 2. What’s happening? Two board seats, occupied by trustees Felix Chavez and Shara Turner, are up for reelection in May. Candidates elected to each seat will serve a three-year term on the board. What’s next? The filing period for candidacy in the May 2 board election opened Jan. 14 and will close at 5 p.m. Feb. 13. The deadline to file a declaration of write-in candidacy is Feb. 17, according to the Texas Secretary of State.
Texas State Technical College is receiving a $3.5 million state grant to train future semicon- ductor technicians at its East Williamson County campus in Hutto. What you need to know The grant money comes from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund, a state pro- gram launched in 2023 to promote economic and workforce development in semiconductor research, design and manufacturing. Texas law- makers allocated about $948 million for the TSIF during the 2023 and 2025 legislative sessions, according to the governor’s office, which admin- isters the program. TSTC will use the $3.5 million grant to develop the Accelerated Semiconductor Technician Training Program, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Jan. 8. The college will use existing instructional and lab facilities for the new program. The 10-week program will train students for
careers in semiconductor fabrication, including roles as equipment technicians, process techni- cians and gas control system specialists, accord- ing to a news release. The program is designed to replicate a real semiconductor lab with a wafer-processing learning facility and a mock cleanroom, per Abbott’s office. This investment will equip students with the advanced skills needed for a modern, high-tech workforce, create quality jobs for Texans, and support the semiconductor operations and chip production that drive our economy and are vital to our national security. REP. CAROLINE HARRIS DAVILA, R-ROUND ROCK
Hutto ISD approves academic calendar for 2026-27 Hutto ISD’s academic calendar for the 2026-27 school year will be similar to 2025-26 to parents and students, with a weeklong fall break planned
Dates to know
The following are key dates to know for the 2026-27 school year: • First day of school: Aug. 12 • Fall break: Oct. 12-16 • Thanksgiving break: Nov. 23-27 • Winter break: Dec. 18, 2026-Jan. 7, 2027
the school year before Memorial Day. Next year, additional district closures and student holidays include Sept. 7 and Nov. 13, and Jan. 18; and Feb. 12, Feb. 15, March 26 and April 23, 2027. Additional information about the district’s academic calendar is available at www.hipponation.org/about-hutto-isd/ district-calendar.
for students in October. What you need to know
• Spring break: March 15-19, 2027 • Last day of school: May 26, 2027
Trustees approved the academic calendar for the 2026-27 school year Jan. 15, choosing a calen- dar that has additional student holidays and ends
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